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The photos also show the rover and landing platform that landed on the Martian surface last month.
“A series of high-resolution images released on the website of China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday show the red planet’s terrain in color (and it does look red), as well as the Zhurong landing platform and rover,” the CNSA statement said.
The image shows the surface of Mars, which appears relatively flat, with rocks of different sizes scattered everywhere.
“The rock has smooth edges, is lighter in color than the surrounding terrain and is partially buried,” the CNSA statement said.
There is a ring hole at the end of the image, with darker angular rock and some dunes further afield.
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Another image shows the landing platform, taken when the Mars rover moved away from the platform about six meters.
The lander displays the Chinese flag and the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
China’s Tianwen-1 mission, which consists of an orbiter, landing platform and rover, was launched last July.
The lander, carrying a rover, landed on Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere, on May 15.
The Zhurong rover slid off its landing platform onto the Martian surface on May 22, beginning its exploration of Mars.
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